Angieb Posted January 27, 2020 Report Share Posted January 27, 2020 Hi this is my first post. Not sure if anyone can answer but here goes. I am sailing on Ovation of the seas from Hawaii to Sydney in September. I understand that I can carry on two bottles of wine but what I would like to know if it is possible to have a bottle of vodka and hand it over on check in and then get it back at the end of the cruise. I have spoken to two different people at Royal and they both said yes but when I looked up the rules it said any alcohol would be confiscated and not returned. Does any one know which is correct. Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedNoodles Posted January 27, 2020 Report Share Posted January 27, 2020 Welcome to the forums!!! Unfortunately, alcoholic beverages seized on embarkation day will not be returned. If you purchase it in a port during your cruise it will be returned to you the night before disembarkation. https://www.royalcaribbean.com/faq/questions/onboard-alcohol-guest-policy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angieb Posted January 27, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2020 Thank you that’s what I thought. I just don’t know why the people on the phone told me different. It’s a pity because I really wanted to buy some Hawaiian vodka. SpeedNoodles 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balsam Posted January 27, 2020 Report Share Posted January 27, 2020 4 hours ago, SpeedNoodles said: Unfortunately, alcoholic beverages seized on embarkation day will not be returned I'm not so sure about this. Maybe the difference is in the word "seized"? Our last trip was from Australia to the UK, then to Singapore and a cruise to Hong Kong, finally flying home to Australia. In the UK, I got a great deal on two bottles of single malt scotch that were half the price I would pay in Australia. I took them to Singapore as they were within the duty free that was permitted. When we boarded Voyager, I had them in a separate shopping bag that went through the xray machine. Security immediately pounced on the bottles and myself. My response was that I knew they were not allowed, hence having them in a separate bag and being very obvious about it. They then took me to the desk where I surrendered the bottles and received a receipt for them, and was told I could collect them at the end of the cruise. On the last night, when we returned to our cabin, the two bottles were sitting on the bed in the same bag. Based on that experience, if you want to take alcohol onboard that you know is not allowed, as long as you surrender it on embarkation, there won't be an issue. Basically, it comes down to "Do the right thing and there won't be a problem". Try to smuggle it aboard or be sneaky, and you may well lose your booze... KristiZ, DublinFC and Ogilthorpe 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac66 Posted January 27, 2020 Report Share Posted January 27, 2020 Two words....Rum Runners Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balsam Posted January 27, 2020 Report Share Posted January 27, 2020 Just now, mac66 said: Two words....Rum Runners Please explain.... The OP was talking about the exact situation I was in. Not trying to do anything dodgy. I really don't think they would have an issue as long as they declared the vodka on boarding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac66 Posted January 27, 2020 Report Share Posted January 27, 2020 1 minute ago, Balsam said: Please explain.... The OP was talking about the exact situation I was in. Not trying to do anything dodgy. I really don't think they would have an issue as long as they declared the vodka on boarding. I don't think there is anything "dodgy" about taking booze aboard. Rum Runners is a way to do that without jumping through all the hoops or kowtowing to their arbitrary rules. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWong Posted January 27, 2020 Report Share Posted January 27, 2020 2 hours ago, mac66 said: Two words....Rum Runners OP isn't looking to drink the vodka on the ship. Rather, they want to purchase and bring it home. 2 years ago my brother brought beer onboard at embarkation (I think he read the DCL embarkation rules or something). They took the beer, gave him a receipt, and returned it on the last night. We ended up drinking warm beer that night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac66 Posted January 27, 2020 Report Share Posted January 27, 2020 3 hours ago, KWong said: OP isn't looking to drink the vodka on the ship. Rather, they want to purchase and bring it home. 2 years ago my brother brought beer onboard at embarkation (I think he read the DCL embarkation rules or something). They took the beer, gave him a receipt, and returned it on the last night. We ended up drinking warm beer that night. I got that. I was suggesting bypassing the jumping through hoops and just bring it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWong Posted January 27, 2020 Report Share Posted January 27, 2020 55 minutes ago, mac66 said: I got that. I was suggesting bypassing the jumping through hoops and just bring it. OK, fair enough. In that context, I kind of feel like it creates more complications than there needs to be, but it's something to consider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balsam Posted January 28, 2020 Report Share Posted January 28, 2020 9 hours ago, mac66 said: I don't think there is anything "dodgy" about taking booze aboard. Rum Runners is a way to do that without jumping through all the hoops or kowtowing to their arbitrary rules. Nothing dodgy about smuggling booze onboard in a disguised container, when you know it's not permitted? Of course not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angieb Posted January 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2020 Thank you everyone for your advice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgestang Posted January 29, 2020 Report Share Posted January 29, 2020 Practice as many times a year as you can It only gets better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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